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Originally Posted by Tru_in_Blu
If the runner made second base safely, after missing first base, would there be a base to award? And if no base to award, how does the runner return to 1B to retouch it, assuming she actually realized it and wanted to?
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Good point. I was under the impression that if the runner achieves the base she would have reached minus the obstruction, then there's no real reason for the umpire to call Time and make any formal announcement.
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